Desk furniture.



A. A. LOW.

DESK FURNITURE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 8, 1909.

Patented Jan. 11,1910.

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A. A. LOW. DESK FURNITURE. APPLICATION FILED APR. 8, 1909.

Patented Jan. 11,1910.

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ABBOT AUGUSTUS LOW, 01 HORSESHOE, NEW YORK.

DESK FURNITURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 11, 1910.

Application filed April 8, 1909. Serial No. 488,570.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, ABBo'r AUGUSTUS Low, a citizen of the United States, residing at Horseshoe, St. Lawrence county, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Desk Furniture, of which the following is a specification.

My improvements are designed to afford means for conveniently holding and storing articles ordinarily used upon or in conjunction with a desk after the manner set forth in my Letters Patent No. 765,318 dated July 19, 1901 and No. 774,259 dated Nov. 8, 1901. They are also designed to afford means for holding and exhibiting cards, memoranda, pictures, &c.

The invention consists in the special construction and arrangement of parts herein described and claimed specifically.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1, is a front elevation of my improved article of desk furniture, open; Fig. 2, a top view of the same; Fig. 3, a front elevation of the device closed; Fig. 1, a vertical section upon plane of line M, Fig. 3; Fig. 5, is a horizontal section on plane of line 5-5, Fig. 1, upon an enlarged scale; Fig. 6, is a vertical section upon plane of line 66, Fig. 1, on the same scale as Fig. 5.

b, b, are side standards secured to a suitable base B, and united by a front plate f, extending between their rear edges, behind which plate 7", is the back plate f, constituting between them a compartment 7, for the reception and storage of a calendar, papers of any kind, or any article or articles 0 suitable dimensions. The side standards 12,7), are formed with caps c, having flanges 0, extending beyond the width and thickness of the standards.

a, is a plate of sheet metal upset to form the compartments a, a, a", and secured to the front plate f. This plate a, is also upset to form the inclined rests a shown more clearly in Fig. 6.

s, are springs secured at the lower ends of the channels a, by the upsetting of the plate a, in the formation of the inclined rests as will be seen by reference to Fig. 6.

(Z, is a front rest against which the upper ends of the springs rest normally in the ab sence of articles inserted between them and said rest. The lower edge (Z, of the rest (Z, is beveled or flared outward to facilitate the insertion of articles, such as pens, pencils, and the like between the springs and the l scribed, the combination of rest. The springs 3, project slightly above the top of the rest cl, and bear against the upper edge thereof when in their normal position so that articles inserted between them and the rest (Z, are tilted slightly in such manner as to rest against the inclined rest a c, is a lower guard, and e, a broad flat spring opposed thereto, both attached to the front plate f, and used to hold and steady the lower portion of an article, as the handle ends of a pair of shears, the upper ends of which will rest in the compartment a, similar to the manner set forth in my patents hereinbefore referred to.

The cabinet thus formed is provided with doors g, g, supported by suspenders 9 on the caps c, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4; in which case the suspenders 9 are formed with sleeves 9 through which pass pintlets z', said pintlets being supported in sockets formed for their reception in the standards I), as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1. The upper ends of these pintlets may be formed with spring clips i", to hold cards, photographs, or the like, as may be found desirable or convenient. The upper ends of the doors g, are formed with the inturned flanges 9 which inclose the top of the cabinet when the doors are closed, in which position the doors are held against upward movement by the flanges c, of the caps c. When open however the doors may be removed, if desired, by simply withdrawing the pintlets.

The doors are preferably provided with locking means Z, by which they may be secured in the closed position. They are also preferably provided on their inner sides with spring clips 70, to retain cards, memorandum cards, time tables and other articles desired for reference. They may also, if desired be provided with pockets or compartments for holding articles as envelops and the like.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,

1. In desk furniture of the character described, the combination of the side standards formed with sockets in their upper ends for the reception of pintlets, said pintlets,

isuspenders formed with sleeves through which the pintlets pass, and doors attached to said suspenders, for the purpose and substantially in the manner set forth.

2. In desk furniture'of the character dethe side standards formed with sockets in their upper ends for the reception of pintlets, said pintlets, suspenders formed with sleeves through which the pintlets pass and doors attached to said suspenders, said doors being formed with inturned flanges at their upper edges for the purpose and substantially in the manner set forth.

3. In desk furniture of the character described, the combination of the side standards formed with projecting flanges near their upper extremities and also with sockets in said upper extremities for the reception of pintlets, said pintlets, suspenders formed with sleeves through which the pintlets pass, and doors attached to said suspenders and fitting under the said flanges on the side standards, for the purpose and substantially in the manner set forth.

4:. In desk furniture of the character described, the combination of the side standards formed with sockets in their upper ends for the reception of pintlets, said pintlets formed with spring clips at their upper eX- treinities, suspenders formed with sleeves through which the pintlets pass, and doors attached to said suspenders and fitting under the said flanges on the side standards, for the purpose and substantially in the manner set forth.

5. In desk furniture of the character de scribed, the combination of the side standards formed with projecting flanges near their upper extremities and also with sockets in said upper extremities for the reception of pintlets, said pintlets, suspenders formed with sleeves through which the pintlets pass and doors attached to said suspenders and fitting under said flanges on the side standards, said doors being formed with inturned flanges at their upper edges for the purpose and substantially in the manner set forth.

ABBOT AUGUSTUS LOW. lVitnesses D. V. GARDNER, GEO. WM. MIATT. 

